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#CA0FAE

#ca0fae ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca0fae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 5.88% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.57% magenta, 13.86% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 308.98°, with 86.18% saturation and 42.55% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 7.56.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1595

Complementary

  1. #ca0fae
  2. #0fca2b

Split complementary

  1. #ca0fae
  2. #51ca0f
  3. #0fca88

Analogous

  1. #880fca
  2. #ca0fae
  3. #ca0f51

Triadic

  1. #ca0fae
  2. #aeca0f
  3. #0faeca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0fae
  2. #ca2b0f
  3. #0fca2b
  4. #0faeca

Square

  1. #ca0fae
  2. #ca880f
  3. #0fca2b
  4. #0f51ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0433
  2. #830a71
  3. #ca0fae
  4. #f035d4
  5. #f57de3

Shades

#ca0fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0fae
  2. #b60e9d
  3. #a20c8b
  4. #8d0b7a
  5. #790968
  6. #650857
  7. #510646
  8. #3d0534
  9. #280323
  10. #140211
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0fae
  2. #cf27b6
  3. #d53fbe
  4. #da57c6
  5. #df6fce
  6. #e587d7
  7. #ea9fdf
  8. #efb7e7
  9. #f4cfef
  10. #fae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0fae
  2. #c31aa9
  3. #bb26a5
  4. #b431a0
  5. #ac3c9c
  6. #a54897
  7. #9e5392
  8. #965e8e
  9. #8f6989
  10. #877585
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c588d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #165fb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6378aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d52767 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874bb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d12089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0fae {
  color: #ca0fae;
}
Background
.bg-ca0fae {
  background-color: #ca0fae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0fae {
  border: 2px solid #ca0fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 15 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0fae, #ca0f51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 15 174 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.47 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.34 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.37 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.98 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 11.70 #35f051 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#ca0fae  rgb(202, 15, 174)  hsl(309, 86%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#0fca2b  rgb(15, 202, 43)  hsl(129, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#aeca0f  rgb(174, 202, 15)  hsl(69, 86%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#0faeca  rgb(15, 174, 202)  hsl(189, 86%, 43%)  Bondi Blue